The Story of Joseph Willis: 2021 Revised and Expanded Edition

Product Description
The son of a white man and Cherokee slave, Joseph Willis gains freedom and swims the mighty Mississippi in 1798, riding only a mule. He was born into slavery. His mother was Cherokee, and his father a wealthy English plantation owner. He fought as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War under General Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox. He entered hostile Spanish-controlled Louisiana Territory during the dreaded Code Noir.In the Louisiana Territory, he preaches the first Gospel sermon by an Evangelical west of the Mississippi River. After overcoming insurmountable obstacles, he blazed a trail for others for another half-century that changed American history. Joseph Willis's life is a story of triumph over tragedy and victory over adversity!His accomplishments are still felt today.
About the Author
Randy Willis is as much at home in the saddle as he is in front of the computer where he composes his family sagas. Drawing on his family heritage of explorers, settlers, soldiers, cowboys, and pastors, Randy carries on the tradition of loving the outdoors and sharing it in the adventures he creates for readers of his novels.\nHe is the author of
Destiny,
Beckoning Candle,
Twice a Slave,
Three Winds Blowing,
Carolinas Wind, Louisiana Wind,
The Apostle to the Opelousas,
The Story of Joseph Willis, and many articles.\nTwice a Slave has been chosen as a Jerry B. Jenkins Select Book, along with four best selling authors. Jerry Jenkins is the author of more than 180 books with sales of more than 70 million copies, including the best-selling
Left Behind series.\nTwice a Slave has been adapted into a dramatic play at Louisiana College, by Dr. D. "Pete" Richardson (Associate Professor of Theater with Louisiana College).\nRandy Willis owns Randy Willis Music Publishing (an ASCAP-affiliated music publishing company)and Town Lake Music Publishing, LLC (a BMI-affiliated music publishing company). He is an ASCAP-affiliated songwriter. He was an artist manager.\nHe is the founder of Operation Warm Heart, which feeds and clothes the homeless. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Our Mission Possible (empowering at-risk teens to discover their greatness) in Austin, Texas. \nHe was a charter member of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Willis Institute for Great Awakening Studies at Louisiana College.\nRandy Willis was born in Oakdale, Louisiana, and lived as a boy near Longleaf, Louisiana, and Barber Creek. He currently resides in the Texas Hill Country near his three sons and their families.\nHe graduated from Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas, and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He was a graduate student at Texas State University for six years. He is the father of three sons and has five grandchildren.